Some of the most accomplished jockeys in the U.S., plus a top rider from Japan, have mounts in the 42nd running of the $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Nov. 1 at Del Mar.
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It’s another exciting Breeders’ Cup weekend this year with the best horses from five continents meeting up on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at Del Mar. Only three of the 14 Breeders’ Cup races will not have an international entrant in this year race and many of the races will have multiple horses from abroad set to compete.
The day racing fans and horseplayers wait for all year for is almost here. The Breeders’ Cup Saturday program will feature the international equine and human stars of horseracing squaring off in nine championship races on Saturday, Nov. 1 at Del Mar. The event will be headlined by the richest horse race in North America, the $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic.
The Breeders’ Cup World Championships is the biggest event in global horse racing: if the Triple Crown is the equine equivalent of the Super Bowl, then the Breeders’ Cup is like the equine Olympic Games, but held every year. There are Thoroughbred races for all different age groups, distances, and surfaces with racehorses, jockeys, trainers, owners, and breeders all celabrated with a year-end championship event.
